“Dream Castle Kiki” Grand Raffle Prize for The Waldorf School of Orange County 2014 Annual Gala and Auction

Monday, March 16, 2014.

Congratulations! The winner of our Waldorf School of Orange County March 15, 2014 Gala and Auction Raffle Grand Prize is Kim Blair of Longmont, Colorado. Make space, you have won the “Dream Castle Kiki” playset! Thank you everyone for supporting our school fundraiser!

We have mailed this prize by USPS in 3 large boxes. Kim, I hope you receive this soon! – Jzin

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Our community from The Waldorf School of Orange County and their loved ones got together to craft a “Dream Castle Kiki” playset. This is offered as a raffle package for our upcoming “Let’s Have a Kiki … Broadway Style!” March 15, 2014 Annual Gala and Auction.

January 2014. We have been fortunate to receive a large and handsome pre-loved European wooden castle. Thank you Alyssa Hamilton for your generous donation! The Heller family of OpenEndedCreations (Curvy Boards fame) sanded, painted, oiled and put much love into the wooden castle and got it working as new again for the raffle offering.

Schlingl Alder Wood Castle

The set includes big gate with drawbridge and moveable portcullis which is operated by turning handles on the side, easy to operate for child. There are towers and three walls with platforms. It is heavy and beautifully made and will last for years.

Set includes: big gate with movable drawbridge and movable portcullis, operated by turning handles on the side. Two small towers, two big towers and three walls with platforms. The red lid opens easily so that a child can observe the mechanics of the drawbridge and portcullis!

The tallest character (e.g. knight) is a little over 5 inches tall, so he can fit into the corridors, stables and rooms. Other characters are smaller still. E.g. princess, peasants. Most of them are dressed in fabric outfits of Medieval (12th -14th century) European fashions. Some crowns and swords were made with sturdy craft cardboards. – Jzin

The Moorish Prince brandishing his sword in front of the castle moat. But he cannot get inside the castle unless you lower the movable drawbridge.

Is he a foe or friend? You decide.

King Arthur, his best friend Sir Lancelot du Lac and his queen Guinevere sauntering through a meadow in merrier times.

The Unicorn with the golden mane, handmade by Jzin on Sunday, February 23, 2014. Here is the unicorn being made one Sunday morning as I was waiting in the car while my son Vi was playing happily by the lake in Mason Park, Irvine.

As you can see, he is made with much love from quality natural materials, as a thank you to all those who support our school. The golden mane is very luxurious and heavenly soft. It is made from a baby goat’s first shearing and hand dyed for your playing pleasure. You can buy raffle tickets on this link up till March 15, 2014: Go buy raffle tickets on Bidpal link – Jzin

Damsel and the unicorn. The maiden was supposed to be taming the unicorn, but like some children are, she was a little fearful at first meeting.

Carried away!

The sorceress – she is no witch, she is learned in astronomy, botany, biology, alchemy, science, psychology and the occult arts. Needle-felted by Jzin

Fairy with A Magic Wand! Handmade by Anicka and Jzin.

“Little duck, little duck, dost thou see,

Hansel and Gretel are waiting for thee.

There’s never a plank, or bridge in sight,

take us across on thy back so white.”

– Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.

The beat of the swift hoof drew near. The door of the hall was flung wide. In burst the two wild brothers, each with a strong hand on an arm of Princess Esa. She came in grave and brave. – The Beggar Prince and the Two Wild Brothers. The King and The Green Angelica.

This out-of-print beautifully color illustrated Children’s Treasury is full of fairy tales, nursery rhymes and children’s verse that will entertain the entire family. Many favorites are presented, including Cinderella, The Owl and the Pussycat, Rumpelstiltzkin, Aesop’s Fables, Jack and the Beanstalk, Little Red Riding Hood, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and Thumbelina. A classic volume, The Random House Children’s Treasury is a bounty of imagination, whimsy and magic to cherish for generations. Hon. Eleanor Vere Boyle’s 1872 “Thumbkinetta” illustration of Hans Christian Andersen’s Thumbelina appears in The Random House Children’s Treasury: Fairy Tales, Nursery Rhymes and Nonsense Verse. This is one of my personal favorite books. These epic tales of Norse heroes in this collection of stories will feed your souls. Many of the tales were compiled by Saxo Grammaticus and other Scandinavian writers, and they perfectly complement the more well-known stories of Norse Gods. The illustrations are based on Old Norse motifs, drawings and carvings, and bring the atmosphere of the stories and poems dramatically to life. The stories are suitable for children aged from about seven to twelve.

“The King and The Green Angelica” by Isabel Wyatt donated by Nona McConville. You can purchase a copy The King and The Green Angelica from The Company of Angels school store.

Night Crafting Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Our team of crafters, consisting of parents and children gathered on Friday 2/7/14, Saturday and Sunday nights in Ms Brooke’s 3rd Grade classroom to work diligently on this project. Thank you everyone for your love and creativity!

Behold! The terrifying (or not so terrifying) blue fish who guards the moat of the castle from unwanted marauders. Designed and wet-felted by third grader Elena.

Cathrine made a swan, 9 year old Elena made a baby cygnet to ride on her back. The playscape and bunny were made by Gloria.

6th Grader Hannah donated her needle-felted medieval towns-woman with a long braid. It’s amazing how she conceptualize the doll and created it all in one evening!

Yvonne needle-felted Merlin the wizard in one single evening. His magical staff is made of sycamore twig from Costa Mesa!

I wet-felted the basic lily pond playscape mat at home, using Peace Fleece batting which has rich colors and are very easy to felt. Then, Gloria took over, built and embellished it. Scroll down below to see the playscape.

I made the White Knight. Sometimes I call him Sir Lancelot or Gahmuret. His sword is made of craft cardboard.

Elise did not want to leave her brothers, but the King lifted her onto his horse and rode away towards the palace. – The Wild Swans, Hans Christian Anderson.

The Dragon and Its Lair

Cassiopeia, Queen of the Ethiopians, was so proud of her beauty that she dared to compare herself to the Sea-Nymphs. The indignant Sea-Nymphs sent a sea-monster to ravage the coast. Her husand, King Cepheus was told by the oracle to sacrifice his daughter Andromeda to the monster. Perseus beheld Andromeda chained to a rock, waiting for the serpent to seal her fate. Had it not been for her tears and her hair that moved with the breeze, he would have taken her for a marble statue…

He asked her, “O virgin, undeserving of those chains, but rather of such as bind fond lovers together, tell me, I beseech you, your name, and the name of your country, and why you are thus bound.” Andromeda, silent from modesty, did not answer at once, but Perseus persisted…

At last, she revealed her name and that of her country, and told the tale of her mother’s pride. While she was talking, the sea-monster appeared, his head reared above the waters, breaking the waves with his breast. Andromeda cried out. Then Perseus spoke, “There will be time enough for tears; this hour is all we have for rescue. “

Thank you Peace Fleece for donating wool batting for our project! Check out Peacefleece.com for the most beautiful batting that is so easy to needle- and wet-felt with. It’s my favorite! – Jzin, CastleofCostaMesa.Com

Gloria’s Lily Pond playscape in progress. Tuesday, February 11, 2014

February 11, 2014. Over the weekend, Gloria took the lily pond playscape home to work on. This is what she had so far by Tuesday morning.

Ideal as a Spring Season Nature table display, this felted wool playscape is also suited for table top puppet shows…

“Oh! I will promise you all” said she, “if you will only get me my ball.” But she thought to herself, “what is the silly frog chattering about? Let him remain in the water with his equals; he cannot mix in society.” – The Frog Prince by the Brothers Grimm. … The duck came to them, and Hansel seated himself on its back, and told his sister to sit by him. ‘No,’ replied Gretel, ‘that will be too heavy for the little duck; she shall take us across, one after the other.’ The good little duck did so, and when they were once safely across and had walked for a short time, the forest seemed to be more and more familiar to them, and at length they saw from afar their father’s house. Then they began to run, rushed into the parlour, and threw themselves round their father’s neck. – Hansel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm.

The Moat

There is a big fish lurking in the moat, preventing unauthorized persons from entering the castle. A drawbridge is the safest way for those without wings, to enter the castle.

Photos pending.

I love Peace Fleece wool batting for making felted playscapes. They are “stickier” than wool top/roving, so it’s extremely easy to wet-felt with. They come in rich colors with flecks of color variegations, very earthy look that I love.

Below, the damsel on the unicorn, traveling through the wool felt moat playscape shown above.

Detail of the moat playscape, showing you how much love has been put into this raffle offering. Mulberry silk fibers were used to make these rich, silky flowers for the fairy tale land: The veritable stuff happy childhood memories are made of.

The Heller family put much love into the European Wooden Castle

January 2014. Here is the pre-loved wooden castle the day we received it.

It had been well-loved and well-played with.

The Heller family took the castle home and put much love into it to prepare it for our raffle.

Father Cole and son Jonah (from Ms Brooke’s 3rd Grade) working on the castle, making it look brand new again.

Cleaning, sanding, mending, painting, oiling. Much love has been put into the wooden castle.

A Special Thanks to Peace Fleece for donating wool supplies

Peace Fleece wool batting. It’s my favorite! The wool battings are so rich in colors, they are more “sticky” and needle-felt and wet-felt extremely easily. If you do not know what to get, I highly suggest starting with a 21 colors “Rainbow Felting Pack”. You can buy now and thank me later. You can get Peace Fleece from our auction here:

Peace Fleece is not your typical yarn company. The Peace Fleece offices are in a barn on a sheep and horse farm in the small, rural town of Porter in the foothills of southwestern Maine. Peter Hagerty and his wife Marty Tracy started buying wool from the Soviet Union back in 1985 in hopes that through trade they could help diffuse the threat of nuclear war. Since then Peter has journeyed through Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East in search of farmers and shepherds who are willing to set aside historic enmities in exchange for opportunities leading to mutual understanding and economic interdependence. How cool is that?

Thanks to our passionate and creative community members, including our craft teacher Christine Newell; every year, we are able to produce quality, beautiful and meaningful handwork as offerings for our school fundraisers. – Jzin One of our raffle items from last year: The Enchanted Fairy Tale Woodland playscape blanket (2013).

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